Has anyone ever done a long exposure portrait shot?
Apr 15, 2015 14:05:54 #
I am curious. I am wondering if it's possible to do a long exposure shot of a person. I am thinking of those live mannequins they sometimes have in clothing stores. Is it possible for a human to remain perfectly still for 30 .. 40 .. 60 seconds? Do you have a shot like this that you would like to share? Please do.
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Apr 15, 2015 14:16:28 #
Nightski wrote:
I am curious. I am wondering if it's possible to do a long exposure shot of a person. I am thinking of those live mannequins they sometimes have in clothing stores. Is it possible for a human to remain perfectly still for 30 .. 40 .. 60 seconds? Do you have a shot like this that you would like to share? Please do.
If you post a shot, please list your settings. Feel free to try it and post.
If you post a shot, please list your settings. Feel free to try it and post.
I suggest you not try this with children! Otherwise, do you have a friend that owes you a favor? My guess would be that anyone who doesn't have experience with such poses will have a hard time holding perfectly still.
Apr 15, 2015 14:27:07 #
Of course it is possible (mostly) for a person to pose immobile for a portrait, Daguerreotype portraiture required that in the 1800s. Studios had head clamps to help the subjects to pose for the required exposures. Children were easiest to photograph when they were dead (an unfortunately common circumstance).
Apr 15, 2015 14:40:50 #
I took this last year in a local tourist town.
This guy was able to stay still for very long periods of time. My husband and I (and many others standing around) thought it was a statue, because he hadn't moved in so long....but then we saw his eyes going to different people. It was kind of creepy, but also way cool!
Canon T3i, f/4.5, 1/2500, ISO 200, @50mm
This guy was able to stay still for very long periods of time. My husband and I (and many others standing around) thought it was a statue, because he hadn't moved in so long....but then we saw his eyes going to different people. It was kind of creepy, but also way cool!
Canon T3i, f/4.5, 1/2500, ISO 200, @50mm
Apr 15, 2015 14:41:03 #
stonecherub wrote:
Of course it is possible (mostly) for a person to pose immobile for a portrait, Daguerreotype portraiture required that in the 1800s. Studios had head clamps to help the subjects to pose for the required exposures. Children were easiest to photograph when they were dead (an unfortunately common circumstance).
Thanks for the laugh ... omg .. too funny .. maybe not .. head clamps? :shock:
Apr 15, 2015 14:43:11 #
wtompkins wrote:
I took this last year in a local tourist town.
This guy was able to stay still for very long periods of time. My husband and I (and many others standing around) thought it was a statue, because he hadn't moved in so long....but then we saw his eyes going to different people. It was kind of creepy, but also way cool!
Canon T3i, f/4.5, 1/2500, ISO 200, @50mm
This guy was able to stay still for very long periods of time. My husband and I (and many others standing around) thought it was a statue, because he hadn't moved in so long....but then we saw his eyes going to different people. It was kind of creepy, but also way cool!
Canon T3i, f/4.5, 1/2500, ISO 200, @50mm
Wow! Is this ever cool .. my first thought was that you cheated and posted a pic of a statue. Amazing .. too bad he wasn't there in the dark with a street lamp giving a bit of light. That would have been a fun long exposure shot! That's exactly the kind of thing that would work for this idea.
Apr 15, 2015 14:48:46 #
Nightski wrote:
I am curious. I am wondering if it's possible to do a long exposure shot of a person. I am thinking of those live mannequins they sometimes have in clothing stores. Is it possible for a human to remain perfectly still for 30 .. 40 .. 60 seconds? Do you have a shot like this that you would like to share? Please do.
If you post a shot, please list your settings. Feel free to try it and post.
If you post a shot, please list your settings. Feel free to try it and post.
Other than the challenge--and perhaps uniqueness or curiosity--why would you do it? Is there some effect you'd be trying to achieve?
Apr 15, 2015 14:49:30 #
Nightski wrote:
Wow! Is this ever cool .. my first thought was that you cheated and posted a pic of a statue. Amazing .. too bad he wasn't there in the dark with a street lamp giving a bit of light. That would have been a fun long exposure shot! That's exactly the kind of thing that would work for this idea.
Oh, yeah, that would have been nice! And he may very well have been there after dark, but it was the 4th of July, and we had to go get our spots by the marina to watch the fireworks.
When we first saw this guy and the people standing there looking at him, we couldn't figure out why they were all just staring at him! LOL.
Apr 15, 2015 15:03:14 #
doduce wrote:
Other than the challenge--and perhaps uniqueness or curiosity--why would you do it? Is there some effect you'd be trying to achieve?
I do like the way light behaves in long exposure and I am wondering what a natural low light shot of a human being would be like. I wonder if babies are still enough to do this with when they are sleeping.
Apr 15, 2015 15:55:16 #
These were all at 8 minutes in a daylight studio. While the idea was not for the subject to sit still some managed to do a pretty good job.
Apr 15, 2015 16:01:37 #
These take my breath away. I'm in awe. Eight minutes? Could I do this with a digital camera? Could you help me set up for it? I want to try this. I want to know everything about this. I love these. This is creativity at it's finest. Thank you for sharing, darkroom317.
Apr 15, 2015 16:04:03 #
Darkroom317 wrote:
These were all at 8 minutes in a daylight studio. While the idea was not for the subject to sit still some managed to do a pretty good job.
I really like 3. Reminds me a bit of the splash screen for Adobe CC for Photographers.
Apr 15, 2015 16:05:13 #
Nightski wrote:
I do like the way light behaves in long exposure and I am wondering what a natural low light shot of a human being would be like. I wonder if babies are still enough to do this with when they are sleeping.
Experimentation and learning. Good reasons to try something new.
Apr 15, 2015 16:05:18 #
Nightski wrote:
These take my breath away. I'm in awe. Eight minutes? Could I do this with a digital camera? Could you help me set up for it? I want to try this. I want to know everything about this. I love these. This is creativity at it's finest. Thank you for sharing, darkroom317.
Thanks
You may be able to do it if you stop down a lot and use an ND filter. The ISO was somewhere between 1.5 and 3. The f-stop used generally was around f/16 but changed throughout the day depending on the light entering the studio.
Apr 15, 2015 16:09:55 #
I have a 10 stopper ... it's the first filter I ever bought. I love doing long exposure work .. not that good at it .. but learning. My ten stopper is for my 16-35 though. I do have some lee filters that I could stack in the holder. I'm always stopping down. I had to learn to open 'er up .. that was harder for me. LOL
I'll give it a go and post. I have to find a willing subject.
I'll give it a go and post. I have to find a willing subject.
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